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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Radiographic findings (eg ... criteria for MS ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... #diagnosis #management
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Symptoms and Signs ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #criteria
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... (e.g. dryness of ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... specific ANAs (e.g
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... segment at (or 40-60 ms ... sign B - Deeply ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Reactive (e.g ... Psoriatic (Nail Changes ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Action ... (e.g. spinocerebellar ... stroke, multiple sclerosis ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... : months - Criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #management
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... changes • 5.5 ... potassium #high #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Criteria: • Sensory ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... #management #neurology